This book summarizes the NGO Master Plan that provides a comprehensive program to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River and its tributaries in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. It is a regional and civil society effort designed to promote the restoration of the valley’s environmental and ecological...

The second edition of this book is completely reedited making the book even more valuable for graduate students, reflecting recent advances and adding insightful new material. The book is about the analysis of regional economic performance and change, and how analysis integrates with strategies...

This book represents one of the first attempts by a multidisciplinary research team, encompassing the social sciences, business, architecture and planning, engineering, and finance and economics, to help rural communities discover sustainable and self-reliant paths to development and...

Wirtschaftsstandorte zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalisierung -- Regionalmarketing als Bestandteil der Regional Governance -- Strategische Planung -- Operative Planung – Marketing-Mix -- Talente im Fokus des Regionalmarketing -- Die regionale Wirtschaft im Fokus: Standortmarketing -- Das...

Touristische Zielgebiete und Anforderungen an das Marketing -- Das Modell des kooperativen Marketing — Grundlage für das Markthandeln von Anbietern touristischer Leistungen in Tourismusregionen -- Die Entwicklung von touristischen Regionen — eine Analyse der Veränderungen interner und...

1 Introduction -- 2 Urban Models -- 3 Urban Models in Italy: Partnership Forms, PPP, Territorial Contexts, Tools, Results -- 4 Large-Scale Restructuring Processes in the Urban Space of Budapest -- 5 PPP in Urban Development in Germany: Illustrated on Two Pilot Projects in Leipzig -- 6 Conclusion

Preface -- Introduction -- Part A: Integrating Transport Infrastructure and Land Use Planning -- Part B: Experiment with Dynamic Transport Optimization -- Part C: Towards Reliable Transport Systems -- Part D: Sustainable Logistics and Traffic Management

Introduction -- Chapter One: The Rural–urban Division -- Chapter Two: Literature Review -- Chapter Three: Policies and Institutions Concerning Resource Flow -- Chapter Four: Methodology -- Chapter Five: Peasants’ View -- Chapter Six: Officials’ View -- Chapter Seven: Quantitative Results...

This book discusses the latest theoretical advances in regional innovation research, presents empirical cases involving the development of regional innovation systems (RISs), and explores regional innovation policy approaches. Grounded in the extensive literature on RISs, it addresses...

Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a...